nebelvinster

Middle High German

FWOTD – 18 January 2020

Etymology

From nebel (fog) + vinster (dark).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.bəlˌvin.s̠tər/, /ˈnɛ.bəlˌfin.s̠tər/

Adjective

nebelvinster

  1. (poetic) pitch-dark
    • c. 1100–1125, Ezzolied (Vorauer version), line 116:
      diu nebeluinster naht
      the pitch-dark night

Declension

See also

  • German: nebelfinster

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “nebelvinster”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
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